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Former St. Tammany Coroner Peter Galvan sentenced on state charges

Former St. Tammany Parish Coroner Dr. Peter Galvan, who reported to a federal prison in April to serve a sentence for corruption, was back in St. Tammany Parish court on Thursday, where he pleaded guilty to state theft charges and was sentenced to three years.

Former St. Tammany Parish Coroner Dr. Peter Galvan, who reported to a federal prison in April to serve a sentence for corruption, was back in St. Tammany Parish court on Thursday, where he pleaded guilty to state theft charges and was sentenced to three years.

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Updated: 6:54 PM CDT Sep 25, 2014

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WEBVTT CORONER PETER GALVAN FACES ANEXTRA YEAR IN PRISON.. FOLLOWINGGUILTY PLEASTHIS MORNING..THE STATE OF LOUISIANA INDICTEDGALVAN LAST MAY ON 3COUNTS OF THEFT.. SIMILAR TO THEFEDERAL CHARGES FORWHICH GALVAN IS ALREADY SERVINGTIME.AS NORTH SHORE REPORTER HEATHALLEN SHOWS US.. THEINVESTIGATION INTO GALVAN'SOPERATIONS AS CORONER IS NOTOVER.The case as to the St. TammanyParish coroner's office is notover. It is over as to Galvan.FORMER ST. TAMMANY CORONER PETERGALVAN PLEADEDGUILTY TO THREE STATE CHARGES OFTHEFT.. ONE OF THOSE COUNTSDEALING WITH A PERSONAL SERVICESCONTRACT HE'DHAD WITH THE CITY OF SLIDELL TOTAKE CARE OF PATIENTS IN THESLIDELL JAIL. GALVAN HAD BEENGETTING 50 GRAND A YEARFOR THE CONTRACT .. BUTAUTHORITIES SAY A CORONER'SOFFICE EMPLOYEE WAS ACTUALLY DOTHE JOB. AS PART OF THE PLEAAGREEMENT.. RESTITUTION TO THECITY OF SLIDELL.We got cash on the barrelhead.We've got 50 thousand dollarsand then we got another 300 thatiscoming before October 31st. Ijust learned of this 30 minutesago, okay. The money certainlywe be turned over to our financedirector and she'll handle themoney appropriately.THAT FIRST 50 THOUSAND DOLLARPAYMENT WAS HANDDELIVERED TO THE MAYOR EARLYTHIS AFTERNOON.Anytime we have a publicofficial that something likethis happens with, it's verybittersweet for everybody.AT THE SAME TIME .. THE STATEPROSECUTORS MADE IT CLEAR THATTHE INVESTIGATION INTO THEPREVIOUSADMINISTRATION OF THE ST.TAMMANY PARISH CORONER'SOFFICE.. IS NOT OVER. We'vemet with the FBI. After weindicted PeterGalvan they came to us with someadditional information, and sowe do still have some thingsworking in this casepotentially with otherindividuals. AT THE SAME TIME ..ST. TAMMANY PARISH GOVERNMENTCONTINUES ITS QUEST TO RECOVERANOTHER 200 THOUSAND DOLLARS OFPARISH DOLLARS THE FORMERCORONER USED TO PAY FOR HISCRIMINAL DEFENSE.EARLIER THIS YEAR .. GALVANBEGAN SERVING A TWO PRISON TERMON FEDERAL CORRUPTION CHARGES ATA FACILITY INPOLLACK, LOUISIANA. WHEN THAT'SDONE, HE'LL DO ANOTHERYEAR IN A STATE PRISON. ON YOURSIDE IN COVINGTON,HEATH ALLEN WDSU NEWS.SLIDELL POLICE CHIEF RANDY SMITHSAID THAT TODAY'S COURTPROCEEDINGS SENT A MESSAGE THATNO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.HE SAID THE CITY AND THE POLICEDEPARTMENT ARE BOTH GRATEFULFOR THE RESTITUTION IN THE CASE.

Former St. Tammany Coroner Peter Galvan sentenced on state charges

Former St. Tammany Parish Coroner Dr. Peter Galvan, who reported to a federal prison in April to serve a sentence for corruption, was back in St. Tammany Parish court on Thursday, where he pleaded guilty to state theft charges and was sentenced to three years.